I noticed a burning smell from my PC. I decided to clean out the dust from my Intel heat-sink CPU cooler, and I don't have any thermal paste. I put the heat-sink back on without replacing the thermal paste, and now I'm getting fps spikes. Could that be causing this? Any help is appreciated,
Did not replace thermal paste, FPS Spikes
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captaincharisma
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It is very possible your lack of thermal compound is the culprit, the thermal compound is a fairly important part of the puzzle.
It will greatly help your CPU transfer heat into the heat-sink you have sitting on top of it.
You can use many things as a make-shift thermal compound, but to avoid any further thermal damage you should avoid playing games. your CPU might be thermal throttling to protect itself from damage.
Keep a close eye on your temperatures, you really need to apply some thermal paste.
It will greatly help your CPU transfer heat into the heat-sink you have sitting on top of it.
You can use many things as a make-shift thermal compound, but to avoid any further thermal damage you should avoid playing games. your CPU might be thermal throttling to protect itself from damage.
Keep a close eye on your temperatures, you really need to apply some thermal paste.
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Have a read while you wait for TIM to arrive:
http://forums.overclockersclub.com/topic/164465-you-got-your-peanutbutter-on-my-cpu-you-got-your-cpu-in-my-peanut/
Now that you have had a good laugh ... time for some learnin'
https://archive.benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=170&Itemid=38
https://archive.benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=150&Itemid=62&limit=1&limitstart=12
You can spend a lot more but the only thing I have seen better than Shin Etsu is the liquid metal (not for ya 1st time) and expensive grizzly stuff
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/mDPfrH/masscool-thermal-paste-g751
Recommend avoiding AS5 because of the capacitance and curing issues on their home page.
http://forums.overclockersclub.com/topic/164465-you-got-your-peanutbutter-on-my-cpu-you-got-your-cpu-in-my-peanut/
Now that you have had a good laugh ... time for some learnin'
https://archive.benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=170&Itemid=38
https://archive.benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=150&Itemid=62&limit=1&limitstart=12
You can spend a lot more but the only thing I have seen better than Shin Etsu is the liquid metal (not for ya 1st time) and expensive grizzly stuff
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/mDPfrH/masscool-thermal-paste-g751
Recommend avoiding AS5 because of the capacitance and curing issues on their home page.
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